Michigan Has the Highest Can and Bottle Return Rate in the Country at 97%

We may need a little bit of incentive with the 10 cent bottle deposit, but because of that, Michigan has the highest can and bottle return rate in the country! I've noticed a lot of people from other states give me crap about hoarding bottles, or claiming that their waste management systems work better than people taking their own cans and bottles back for recycling. Well, now I know they are wrong and Michiganders are right!

According to studies done that pit states with Container Deposit Legislation (a bottle deposit, also known as a 'CDL') against states without, states that have CDL on average recycle 40% more cans and bottles. On average The United States recycles cans and bottles at a rate of about 33%. States that have Container Deposit Legislation recycle at a rate of 70%, with Michigan leading all other states with a beverage container recycle rate of 97%! Go Michigan!